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Review: Salomon Lord (2010) vs. Salomon X-Wing Tornado Ti (2010)

October 18th, 2009 Tristan 2 comments

im_salomon_logoNot all the reviews and articles I write are technical. For once, I thought I’d post about a recent experience I had while buying some new skis. Now, I’m no professional skier or ski-equipment reviewer, but I enjoyed testing out these two models of ski so much that I felt compelled to share what I found.

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Guide: Corsair CMD8GX3M4A1600C8 on Asus Maximus III Formula

October 7th, 2009 Tristan 5 comments

Corsair_LogoWith my recent experience of building two Core i5 systems on Asus Maximus III Extreme  Motherboards still fresh in my mind, I thought I would impart some of the knowledge to the general community to help people with similar or identical setups.

Before I begin, I must stress that; while this worked for me, it may not work for you. It could damage your hardware or software, so make sure you can get your components replaced under warranty should something go wrong. That said, I see no reason these settings shouldn’t work.

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Review: The Snow Centre

September 16th, 2009 Tristan No comments

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More to prove that I can review more than technology, I thought I’d post a review about my recent experience and day-out to the indoor (real snow) ski-slope ‘The Snow Centre‘. My time there was all too brief, but it was enough to rekindle the joy of skiing. Having not skied for over a year and a half (having missed the 2008/2009 season), the prospect of getting back onto real snow was exciting.

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Review: Graze.com

June 30th, 2009 Tristan 9 comments

graze_logoAlmost a month ago, I stumbled across an advert in the local newspaper for a service called Graze.com. The service offered healthy food, delivered fresh to you desk on a daily basis, along with a free trial of the service. I had never previously heard of a service like this, and was understandably curious about what it offered. A quick trip to the Graze.com website explained that the service delivered a box of fresh, healthy food, direct to your home or workplace.

I received my first box from this service about two weeks ago, and a second box on Tuesday this week. After receiving the second, I thought I would write a short article on what the service offers and my impressions of it.

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